Simulation Based Mastery Learning for Endoscopy Using the Endoscopy Training System: A Strategy to Improve Endoscopic Skills and Prepare for the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Manual Skills Exam.
E. Matthew Ritter, MD1, Zachary A Taylor, DO1, Kathryn R Wolf, MD1, Brenton R Franklin, MD1, Sarah B Placek, MD1, James R Korndorffer, MD2, Aimee K Gardner, PhD3. 1Uniformed Services University/Walter Reed Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery & National Capital Region Simulation Consortium, Bethesda MD, 2Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine,… Continue Reading
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Simple and Economic Surgical Trainer Made of Agar
Kazuhiko Shinohara, MD, PhD. Tokyo University of TechnologyBackground and Objective: Many kinds of equipment had been proposed from the early days of endoscopic surgery, however, they are expensive for daily training of surgical residents. We developed a simple and economic surgical trainer made of agar. Material and Methods: 4g of agar powder is added into… Continue Reading
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SAGES Foregut Surgery Collaboration: A Surgeon’s Social Media Resource for Collaboration, Education and Professional Development
Hope T Jackson, MD, Monica T Young, MD, Alejandro Rodriguez, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of Washington School of MedicineIntroduction: Facebook is a popular online social networking platform, which is increasingly being used for professional collaboration. To date there have been no published studies regarding the use of Facebook for surgeon professional development and… Continue Reading
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Robotic Skills May Be Derived from Skills Attained in a Laparoscopic Simulator
Daniel Davila, MD, Melissa C Helm, BS, Jon C Gould, MD, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD. Medical College of WisconsinIntroduction: General Surgery is currently the fastest growing specialty with regards to robotic surgical system utilization. Contrary to the recent experience in laparoscopy, simulator training for robotic surgery is not widely employed partly because robotic surgical simulators… Continue Reading
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Rationale and Barriers to Implementation of the FUSE Program
Brian M Nguyen, MD, Emilie Fitzpatrick, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolINTRODUCTION: Clinicians are not properly trained in the use of energy devices. The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) developed The Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) Program, a curriculum designed to educate and promote… Continue Reading
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Proficiency-based Preparation Significantly Improves Fes Certification Performance
Angela A Guzzetta, MD1, Aimee K Gardner, PhD1, Ross E Willis, PhD2, Victor Wilcox, MD3, Brian J Dunkin, MD3, Deborah C Hogg, BS1, Lauren Scott, BS1, Sara A Hennessy, MD1, Daniel J Scott, MD1. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 2University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 3Houston Methodist HospitalIntroduction: The Fundamentals of… Continue Reading
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Passing the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) Exam: Linking specialty choice and attitudes about endoscopic surgery to success
Aimee K Gardner1, Michael B Ujiki2, Brian J Dunkin3. 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2Northshore University Health System, 3Houston Methodist HospitalIntroduction: The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has mandated that general surgery (GS) residents complete the Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum, including passing FES. Previous work has shown that up to 30% of graduating GS residents… Continue Reading
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Osce Validation to Evaluate Practical Skills in General Surgery
Ruben Avila, MD1, Achurra Pablo, MD1, Rodrigo Tejos, MD1, Rolando Rebolledo, PhD, MD1, Tamara Muñoz, MD1, Marcel Sanhueza, MD1, Juan Ramos, MD2, Nicolas Jarufe, MD1, Julian Varas, MD1. 1Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 2Hospital Sotero del Rio, Santiago. Chile.Introduction: The actual system to evaluate the acquisition of surgical skills is performed by an oral exam… Continue Reading
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Operative Time and Mortality Rate as Outcome Measures for Assessment of Residents’ Operative Performance in Live Porcine Model
Nisha Dhanabalsamy, MD, Obiyo Osuchukwu, MD, Julia Samame, MD, Shawn Fu, MD, Carlos Galvani, MD, Iman Ghaderi, MD. University of ArizonaINTRODUCTION: Simulation-based training has become an integral part of most residency training programs in the US. The objective of this study was to assess whether operative time and pigs’ mortality rate can be used as… Continue Reading
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Operative Performance Outcomes of a Simulator-Based Robotic Surgical Skills Curriculum
Ahmed M Zihni, MD, MPH, Angelia Declue, CST, Debbie Tiemann, RN, Shuddhadeb Ray, MD, Robert Wang, BS, Zhe Liang, BS, Michael M Awad, MD, PhD. Washington University in St LouisBackground: Robotic platforms offer potential advantages to surgeons performing complex laparoscopic tasks, and continue to expand among surgical modalities. Training and evaluation of trainees in robotic… Continue Reading
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Mathematical analysis for hand motion of laparoscopic surgeon and its implication for training
Morimasa Tomikawa, MD, PhD, Munenori Uemura, PhD, Kazuo Tanoue, MD, PhD, Makoto Hashizume, MD, PhD. Department of Advanced Medicine and Innovative TechnologyBackground: Hand motions of laparoscopic surgeons may reflect their skills and levels of proficiency. Aim: This study was performed to examine the differences between the hand motions of the expert and the novice surgeons.… Continue Reading
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“Make Your Own Laparoscopic Simulator” – Results from a Competition Held for Surgical Residents in a Limited Resources Country.
Awais A Malik1, Ruqayya Khan2, Sumaria Saddique2, Samiullah Bhatti2, Huma S Khan2, Kashif Malik2, Saira Tayyab2, Amin Mazhar2, Mahmood Ayyaz2. 1Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, 2Services Institute of Medical SciencesObjective: To share the various designs of laparoscopic simulators designed by surgical residents at a local conference in a lower middle income country.… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Master Class of Japan could reduce recurrence
Sumio Matsumoto, PhD1, Tetsushi Hayakawa, Dr2, Yo Kawarada, Dr3, Kazunori Uchida, Dr4, Hidtoshi Wada, Senior, Assistant, Professor5, Toru Eguchi, Dr6, Nozomi Ueno, MD, PhD7, Hitoshi Idani, Dr8, Kanyu Nakano, MD, PhD8, Yoshiyuki Omomo9. 1Tokyo Medical Center, 2KARIYA TOYOTA General Hospital, Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Center, 3KKR Tonan Hospital, 4Hiroshima Kosei Hospital, 5Hamamatsu University School of Medicine,… Continue Reading
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Is It Safty That Laparoscopic Colectomy Performed by Biginner Surgeons with An Assist by a Technical Qualified Surgeon?
Nobuki Ichikawa1, Shigenori Homma1, Tadashi Yoshida1, Yosuke Ohno1, Hideki Kawamura1, Tomohiro Ishikawa2, Takashi Suzuki2, Takeshi Tsuji2, Masashi Ohira2, Yo Kamiizumi2, Akinobu Taketomi2. 1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery 1, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University,, 2Department of Surgery, Iwamizawa Municipal HospitalINTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic colectomy has been widely spreading, and acquisition of its technique is concerned even for young… Continue Reading
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IRCAD Consensus Conference on Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Claudius Conrad1, David Fuks2, Horacio Asbun3, Olivier Soubrane4, Bernard Dallemagne5, Go Wakabayashi6, Jacques Marescaux5, Patrick Pessaux5, Ircad LC Guideline Group5. 1UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, 3Mayo Florida, 4Beaujon Hospital, 5IRCAD Strasbourg, 6Ageo Central General HospitalIntroduction: While there is wide diffusion of laparoscopic approach to cholecystectomy (LC), high adverse event rates persists with… Continue Reading
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